Chapter 84 The Day I Pick Up Dad from Duty
Shopkeeper Fan handed the teacup to Madam Su respectfully, and thanked her: "Madam Su's free drinks method has not only made the Xiangguo Temple barbecue shop very popular, but also attracted many customers to our restaurant with regular free drinks. Thank you so much..."
Cheng Yingzhen was not familiar with household affairs, but she still heard her daughter and her husband praising Madam Fan, and quickly said modestly, "Madam Fan is really courageous. If ordinary people heard that the drinks were free, they would have scolded her a long time ago."
Shopkeeper Fan's face turned red. He and Shopkeeper Gu cursed when they first heard it. Feeling guilty, they quickly complimented him a few times and slipped away.
Cheng Yingzhen didn't notice the shopkeeper's embarrassment. As soon as he left, she turned to look at her daughter, her eyes full of thoughts about how her mother had performed just now.
Su Ruojin grinned and gave a thumbs up: "In time, mother will definitely be a business expert."
Knowing that her daughter was teasing her, Cheng Yingzhen glared at her and slapped her, "If you continue to act weird, I'll beat you up."
"Hehe, mother can't bear to hit me." Su Ruojin leaned against Cheng Yingzhen again. Su Silang had not been weaned yet, and there was a scent of milk on her body. Su Ruojin lacked maternal love in her previous life, so she liked the smell of milk the most. She arched her little face in her mother's arms, acting very coquettishly.
The mother and daughter are so loving and affectionate.
Soon, all kinds of dishes were placed on the table like flowing water. Cheng Yingzhen was worried and felt burdened by other people's sudden kindness: "This... is all free, it's not good!"
Su Ruojin placed her small hand on the back of my mother's hand and patted it gently. "Mrs. Fan wants to express her gratitude, so we should give her a chance. It is also a virtue to fulfill someone else's wishes."
"How does eating someone else's food for free have anything to do with virtue?"
Su Ruojin: ...
Mom, I eat this so you can feel at ease. It’s not easy for me as a daughter!
There was a big meal on the table, and the four masters and servants enjoyed it very much.
When Su Ruojin suggested going to the jewelry shop again, Cheng Yingzhen nodded slightly.
They planned to shop until three or four in the afternoon, so the mother and son were in no hurry and strolled around slowly. Not only did they buy wooden hairpins for the men in the family, but they were also pulled into the clothing shop by the people there to change into two new sets of clothes and received two hundred taels of silver.
It's like people are walking on the street and money is falling from the sky.
After coming out, Cheng Yingzhen opened her eyes wide, "Is this... possible?" She was confused and had no idea how her daughter had fooled others. Taking clothes and money really broke Cheng Yingzhen's cognition.
Su Ruojin is a little brat, with an expression on her face saying, "I don't want to be like this, but mom, your craftsmanship is so valuable."
Cheng Yingzhen: …
The Dayin Dynasty was similar to the Song Dynasty. The clothes at this time became more euphemistic and simple from the rich and complicated ones of the previous dynasty. People wore a short jacket with narrow sleeves on the upper body and a long skirt on the lower body. Usually, a small long-sleeved jacket with a front opening was worn over the top of the jacket, which was very similar to the vest today. The collar and front of the jacket were embroidered with beautiful lace. The front part was open, without buttons or ropes to fasten it. The length of the jacket was mostly above the knee, and some were as long as the skirt.
From childhood to adulthood, Cheng Yingzhen made clothes the most, whether in her parents' home or her husband's home. Her craftsmanship was quite good, so Su Ruojin was tempted to ask her to make the horse-faced skirt that was popular in later generations.
The horse-faced skirt was a common style worn by women in the Ming and Qing dynasties, but its history can be traced back to the Song Dynasty, because the skirts in the Song Dynasty already had the horse-faced shape of the horse-faced skirt. Su Ruojin doesn't know the details, but it gradually developed into the horse-faced skirt in the Ming Dynasty. During the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, everyone, from the mother of a country to the common people, wore the horse-faced skirt. It was extremely popular.
She took it to the Dayin Dynasty, which was similar to the Song Dynasty, and wore it in early August, when it was neither too hot nor too cold. She put on the beautiful horse-faced skirt and walked on the street with it, which looked very cool. However, she was pulled into the clothing shop and replaced with two sets of contemporary brocade clothes, and was compensated with two hundred taels of silver.
Cheng Yingzhen looked down at her skirt and jacket again. The fabric was much better than the horse-faced skirt she made. "They..."
"They are not stupid." Su Ruojin immediately interrupted her mother. Not only did she not spend any money by shopping, she also made money. She was in a great mood!
"Let's go pick up dad from his shift."
The mule cart swayed away slowly.
The manager of Jinxiufang took the clothes that the Su family mother and daughter had changed, looked them over and over, and said, "What a clever idea! The princess was just worried about not having any new clothes for her boat trip, but I didn't expect to find them at a glance."
As she looked at it, she wondered what parts could be improved and what fabrics and colors could be used to make the horse-faced skirt look more gorgeous and rich.
The horse-faced skirt that came out of the Su family was fresh and elegant, and when it came out of the royal aristocrats of the Dayin Dynasty, it became a symbol of wealth and opulence.
At this time, Su Ruojin didn't know that the mule cart was parked in a corner of the Imperial College. She and her mother sat in the mule cart quietly waiting for Su Yanli to finish his shift. It was not until most of the students had left that Su Ruojin saw her father and his colleagues slowly coming out of the Imperial College. She stretched out her calves, slipped off the mule cart, and ran straight with her short legs, carrying the hot milk tea she had bought, "Dad... Dad... I'm here to pick you up from your shift!"
This was agreed upon last night, and Su Yanli knew it. However, when he heard his daughter's cries of joy, his heart still softened. This was his glutinous rice dumpling, his little cotton-padded jacket. He strode forward, opened his arms and caught his daughter who was running towards him.
"Dad, here's some milk tea for you." After saying that, he put the wheat straw into Su Yanli's mouth with a smile on his face.
Colleagues: …
Why am I a little envious?
The last person to go out together...
Zhao Lan was unmoved.
Fan Yanjia suddenly wanted to drink milk tea too.
Su Yanli took a sip, smiled and tapped his naughty daughter on the forehead, put her down, and said, "Come and greet your uncles and elders."
Su Ruojin smiled and greeted her father's colleagues. Some of them had come to her house for dinner, so they became acquaintances.
Someone joked, "Little Ajin, didn't you bring a cup for Uncle Wen?"
"Of course I did."
Wen Zhangqi: ...He was just joking, I didn’t expect it to be true!
Shu Tong carried out a dozen cups from the mule cart and gave each person a cup. Suddenly, the entrance was very lively. Everyone was eager to make appointments to go out for drinks and dinner, and they also wanted to bring Su Yanli along.
He smiled and said, "Next time!"
His colleagues looked at his little cotton-padded jacket and understood, "Then hurry up and accompany your daughter home!" They all left happily while drinking milk tea.
Shu Tong shared the last two cups with Prince Zhao and Fan Yanjia. Fortunately, he listened to the Second Lady and bought more, otherwise there would not be enough to share.
Fan Yanjia took it and drank it: "It's really good!"
Shuangrui looked at the milk tea in his hand and looked towards his little master. Seeing that he didn't signal, he had to hold it.
Su Ruojin politely chatted with the two of them. Of course, only Fan Yanjia responded to her. She finally said politely as the Chinese people usually do, "Come to my house for dinner when you have time!"
Fan Yanjia immediately replied, "I'll go after a few days of rest."
Su Ruojin: ...I was stunned for a moment, she...she just had to be polite!
(End of this chapter)
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